Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus, Impaired Fasting Glucose, and Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Barr,
Paul Zimmet,
Timothy A. Welborn,
Damien Jolley,
Dianna J. Magliano,
David W. Dunstan,
Adrian J. Cameron,
Terry Dwyer,
Hugh R. Taylor,
Andrew Tonkin,
Tien Yin Wong,
John J. McNeil,
Jonathan E. Shaw
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.685628
Subject(s) - medicine , impaired glucose tolerance , diabetes mellitus , impaired fasting glucose , hazard ratio , type 2 diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , obesity , cause of death , disease , confidence interval , type 2 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. The relationship between milder elevations of blood glucose and mortality is less clear. This study investigated whether impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, as well as diabetes mellitus, increase the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality.
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